Photojournalism Ethics: 214 Stories

May 22, 2013 06:00 AM EST

A discussion on Photoshopping images in the news was recently brought up after a New York Times editor told public editor Margaret Sullivan that she almost doctored a photo of a model to make the model less...

NYDaily News Defends Photoshopping Boston Marathon Pic, NYPost Stands by Front-Page Photo of Non-Suspects

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NYDaily News Defends Photoshopping Boston Marathon Pic, NYPost Stands by Front-Page Photo of Non-Suspects

April 19, 2013 02:30 PM EST

Both The New York Daily News and New York Post have caught heat for their photojournalism ethics in reporting on the Boston Marathon explosions. The New York Daily News defended doctoring its front-page photograph to...

Don't Use 'Paparazzi-Like' Photos of 'Grieving' Students says Cornell University Sun Public Editor

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Don't Use 'Paparazzi-Like' Photos of 'Grieving' Students says Cornell University Sun Public Editor

April 10, 2013 06:00 AM EST

A student dies of natural causes and the school newspaper gets a picture of his housemate's reaction. Should the paper print that? The public editor for Cornell University student newspaper the Cornell Daily...

NBC Distributes Fake Jay Leno, Jimmy Fallon Photo with No Disclosure, Road & Background Scene NOT Real

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NBC Distributes Fake Jay Leno, Jimmy Fallon Photo with No Disclosure, Road & Background Scene NOT Real

By: Sydney Smith, Rhonda Roland Shearer

April 04, 2013 04:35 PM EST

The Daily News, the New York Post, the Hollywood Reporter, the Village Voice, Fox News and other news outlets published a photograph of Jay Leno and Jimmy Fallon that used a fake background, but none of the news outlets...

Is UK Media Harassing Vicky Pryce in Prison? Family Files Complaint with PCC

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Is UK Media Harassing Vicky Pryce in Prison? Family Files Complaint with PCC

March 31, 2013 06:00 AM EST

North Korean News Agency Fakes Training Drill Photo, AFP Says Photoshopped, Retracts

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North Korean News Agency Fakes Training Drill Photo, AFP Says Photoshopped, Retracts

March 30, 2013 06:00 AM EST

Did Korean Central News Agency doctor a photo to make it look like North Korea had more hovercraft practicing in a military drill? It appears so. The North Korean government owns and runs the Korean Central News Agency,...

Front-Page Photo Featuring Teen Skater's Crotch was 'Unfortunate,' says Globe and Mail

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Front-Page Photo Featuring Teen Skater's Crotch was 'Unfortunate,' says Globe and Mail

March 19, 2013 06:00 AM EST

Globe and Mail public editor Sylvia Stead joined "many readers" in complaining about the newspaper's March 18 front page photo of a teenage figure skater Kaetlyn Osmond. Osmond, 17, is pictured kicking her leg...

Award-Winning Photo of 'Sniper' was really Staged Pic of a Photojournalism Student

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Award-Winning Photo of 'Sniper' was really Staged Pic of a Photojournalism Student

By: Sydney Smith, London Shearer Allen

March 16, 2013 06:00 AM EST

3 Reasons Not to Trust the UK Daily Mail's Reporting on Severed Head Photo

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3 Reasons Not to Trust the UK Daily Mail's Reporting on Severed Head Photo

March 10, 2013 05:00 AM EST

Did you post fake photos of convicted murderers? UK Atty General May Press Charges Worldwide

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Did you post fake photos of convicted murderers? UK Atty General May Press Charges Worldwide

March 08, 2013 06:00 AM EST

UK Attorney General Dominic Grieve said anyone posting photos of Jon Venables and Robert Thompson could be charged with contempt for violating an injunction -- even if the photos aren't actually of the men. And Russell...

Did Daily Mail, NY Post, Huff Post Steal NY Daily News Severed Head Photo?!

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Did Daily Mail, NY Post, Huff Post Steal NY Daily News Severed Head Photo?!

March 06, 2013 10:30 AM EST

The New York Daily News scored a coup with its "exclusive" photo of Bashid Mclean holding the severed head of his mother, Tanya Byrd. Mclean has been charged by New York City police with "second-degree murder...

Wash Post Photographer Submitted 'Manipulated' Photo to Awards, Against WaPo Photo Ethics

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Wash Post Photographer Submitted 'Manipulated' Photo to Awards, Against WaPo Photo Ethics

February 27, 2013 06:00 AM EST

A Washington Post photographer submitted a photo that had been Photoshopped to hide a person in the background of the image to the White House News Photographers Association's annual awards. The un-altered photograph...

First Lady Michelle Obama's Oscar Dress Doctored by Iranian News Agency

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First Lady Michelle Obama's Oscar Dress Doctored by Iranian News Agency

February 26, 2013 12:00 PM EST

Iran's Fars News Agency Photoshopped an image of Michelle Obama to cover up her bare shoulders. The New York Times describes Fars as "close to Iran's powerful Islamic Revolutionary Guard...

Daniel Morel wins, Agence France-Presse, Washington Post can't distribute tweeted Haiti photos

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Daniel Morel wins, Agence France-Presse, Washington Post can't distribute tweeted Haiti photos

February 18, 2013 06:00 AM EST

AFP Doesn't Care If Photojournalists Get Your Name

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AFP Doesn't Care If Photojournalists Get Your Name

By: Wasim Ahmad

February 04, 2013 08:45 AM EST

You see it all the time in wire service photography these days - the un-named figures, prominently displayed but not prominently identified. It's something iMediaEthics has covered in the past, in regards to Occupy Wall...

NPPA, White House Photographers Criticize Doctored Photo by Nancy Pelosi's office

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NPPA, White House Photographers Criticize Doctored Photo by Nancy Pelosi's office

January 07, 2013 09:00 AM EST

Top 10 Photo Fails: 2012's Fake & Wrong Photos

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Top 10 Photo Fails: 2012's Fake & Wrong Photos

December 16, 2012 11:45 AM EST

Check out iMediaEthics' top ten fake photos and wrong photos from...

Measuring Subway Platform Discredits NY Post Abbasi Subway Photo Tale

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Measuring Subway Platform Discredits NY Post Abbasi Subway Photo Tale

By: London Shearer Allen

December 07, 2012 12:30 AM EST

iMediaEthics went to the 49th Street and 7th Avenue N, R and Q subway station and examined the platform where Han was tragically killed Monday, December 3. We used R. Umar Abbasi's published images as a guide to...

What's worse? NY Post Subway Death Photos or 2 Historic Media Scandals?

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What's worse? NY Post Subway Death Photos or 2 Historic Media Scandals?

By: Alan Bisbort

December 05, 2012 08:35 PM EST

While the Post’s photograph, taken by Umar Abbasi, and its sensational headline (“DOOMED”), were jarring and repulsive for many, it’s instructive to step back and realize that this sort of gore was...

Getty Scrubs Caption Error, College Journalist NOT Occupy Wall Street Protestor, But No Correction